Christmas holiday? I think not.

It has been a while since I have given you any update. This is my plan for right now.

I forget if I have told you that I have begun my studies at university. If I have not, I do so now. Sure, it is a small, local community college, but it is a beginning. This past Fall semester has ended without too much worry. A long term group project for English Composition II ended in frustration and in pieces. The rest of my semester was filled with a short overload (19 credit hours, as opposed to the standard 15-16 credit hour load). I am dubious in my Spanish abilities, but nonetheless I forge ahead.

I seem to have found a few niches in which to place myself. Volunteer work with the Office of Student Activities and CAB (Campus Activity Board) have helped me to start off the semester with a handful of friends, as well as a crush on an attractive young lady. From there I have made a position as a staff writer on the student newspaper. I couple this with membership in my campus's Psychology/Sociology and Science clubs, holding the president's office in the latter. Around October, I became an Academic Mentor through a school contest held for the local secondary schools, where I met several new interesting students. Lastly, I found a way to become a tour guide at the school while working as an assistant stage manager in the theatre department.

This next semester should be fun, especially considering that I will be increasing my class overload from 19 to 21 credit hours. I also plan to continue my extracurricular work, and I begin as a writing tutor at my uni.

Over the holiday, though, it would be expected that I relax and take some time off. This, unfortunately, is only a good plan. While I have made plans to rest and read Wicked, I have greater need to complete my certification from the National Institutes of Health for Human Subjects Testing in order to propose an experiment that I would like to run in conjunction with my Introduction to Applied Psychology next semester. As with during the academic year, I shall have need to remind myself to get adequate sleep and nourishment.